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Rape Response volunteers help survivors find their voice
Group serves several area counties
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Angela Slay, a volunteer, talks about some of the misconceptions of sexual assault Dec. 22 at Rape Response in Gainesville. Volunteers take turns manning the Rape Response 24-hour crisis line and sometimes provide medical accompaniment to victims of sexual assault. - photo by Erin O. Smith
Working as a Rape Response volunteer, Katiee McKinstry spent time at the hospital with a sexual assault survivor during a forensic exam that can usually last three hours. The conversation drifted away from the subject at hand to a discussion of pets and school. As McKinstry started to leave, the survivor reached out and hugged her as if they had been lifelong friends.